Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-01-25
THE PARTNER.

Dunford & Parr, st. Swithin's lane, Lom-
bard street. IL was neither "A very re-
sponsible nor a very lucrative position,
and Tommy las all his friends called him)
longeJ, as perhaps fifty thousand young
men in a similar situation in London are
longing at this moment, for a chance of
turning his brains to better account than
adding up columns of figures and copying
entries from one big book into another.
The chance did not come, but Tommy did
not despair; and there was this difference
between him and the great majority of
his fellow prisoners of the desk-he had
the pluck to work away manfully at
whatever he thought might possibly some
day help him to better his position, even
though he could not see exactly how it
was to be done. With this end IN view
he got up French, German and Italian,
and he did everything he could to pick
up information as TO the financial circum-
stances of the customers of the blnk. He
| scraptd acquaintance with every clerk
employed by those who had accounts at
the bank, AS far S he possibly could, and
picked up in time an idea, more or less
accurate, as to the commercial status Of
most Of them.
One day he happened to be at lunch in
his fayorite restaurant when IN acquaint-
ance named Darling came in and sat
down beside him. After a little casual
conversation Darling asked HIM to let
him know of any vacant ~clerkship he
might hear of.
Il will, certainly, old fellow" re-
turned Tommy; but l hope you haven't
got into a row with Appleton" Fred
erick Appleton wa Darhng's brother.in.
law, and he Wa also the secretary of the
Mudford and County Chemical company.
in whose counting house young Darling
had a subordinate post
.'Oh, no. nothing Of the kind" re-
turned Darling; and then he changed the
subject.
On his way back to the bank after
lunch, Mathers asked himself why Oar
ling should leave his present situation.
He had a capital prospect there--his
brother-in-law being the secretary; and
there was no disagreement between him
and his influential relative. Could il be
that Darling had had a hirt from his
brother. in.law that the Chemical com.
pany was getting into shallow water, and
that it behooved him to b. looking out for
another situation: It seemed more than
likely: and young Mathers determined TO
act at once, He slipped. into the hank
parlor that afternoon, hoping 10 find the
junior partner. Mr.. Parr, a COOL natured
sort Of man, who was not likely 10 snub
him for volunteering information. To
his disappointment, lac found only Mr..
Hodgson, q sour tempered obi man, who
was struggling into his cvercoat, prcpara-
tory 10 leaving the office for the DAY,
"Wen." growlel the banker, what
do you want:'
Tommy was on the point Of saving that
he had come 10 speak Ia Mr.. Tarr, but ia
a moment he changed his mind.
Il heard something to-day sir, he re-
piled, THAT made ms think that the
Mudforl company are moi IN a very good
way.
We'll, what of that: what, that To
me-"
Nothing. sir: only ] thought Their.
was no harm in letting you know.
Anything Of that kind YOU IAN say 10
Mr.. Parkinson answered the did gen.
tleman. rs he seilei ms umlrrlla ami
waddlei down the passage.
Tommy fes snubt-sl, hut he lii not
mind that much. lie hal done What he
wanted, brought himself under the PEI
sonal notice If n II the partners. n he
had given the hunt 10 Parkinson, the head
cashier, Parkinson, not he, would have
hal all the credit for IT,. liz retired IL
his place among the other ellen rs a little
sore at the rebuilt. Vet not entirely iissat.
isiied.
On his way homo Mr.. JINlgson remem.
bered that the bank held Sornc shares Of
the Mmliord Chemical company as se-
curlty inr the lalance NJ the account Of
one of their customers who was deemed
rather sliaky. Next morning accord.
ingly he called Tommy mI0 his room
and questioned INN rs n the nature OF
his information.
Perhaps you viii excuse my entering
into that. sir. said Tommy. with the ut.
most Goodness.
Mr.. lIulgson dismissed Mathers 10 his
work with a dissatisfied gTlInt and a
wav Of his hand. and Immediately set
to work Ia have the shares Of the Mud
ford company exchanged for other Sc.
c%uritieS.
Tommy, who managed TO know most
of Nrlptf IpVVs,nn.l - tI. lg.yl .a..l IL
fact AMI reInlced.
Within six weeks the shareholders Of
the Muhlorl Chemical company met and
resolved TO 90 into liquidation. aud.
though Mr.. llDdgsOn did not think 1t
worth while 10 thank the JUNIOR clerk for
the information lie had gwen, Tumtny
was satisfied. lie knew that uruplc 10
not forget things winch save their
pockets.
IL happened that, some months after
the incident of the Mudfori Chemical
company, Mcssrs. llodgsnn hmt import.
ant business To tranSlrt in Turn. and IL
was thought advisable that the snlor
partner should proceed to that city In
look after u. There was some IDEA, il
the prospect seemed favorable, II start
ing a branch house there. Tho question
then arose. which Of the clerks should
accompany the heal Of The iirm rs his
secretary; and Mr.. II"lgson, mindful II
the service which Mathers hal rendered
him, consulted the head cashier ON the
propriety If the selection. Parkinson. IL
happened. had a favnritc or his own. and
Tommy would have lost hIs opportunity
If he had not remembered that at one
time, when he was bent on acquiring
foreign tongues. he had spent his oven